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USB Flash drive hack foiled by new Microsoft security patch

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:17:48 +0000

Microsoft released security patches yesterday. One of the fixes relates to USB drives. A hacker could gain unauthorized access to a machine just by using a specially formatted USB drive. Read more...

Review: USB Missile Launcher

Paul Ferson — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 03:57:18 +0100

Paul Ferson launches rockets at things from the comfort of an armchair in order to bring you this this review of a USB-powered missile launcher for your own computer. Read more...

Review: Mimobot - USB flash drives with character

Christopher White — Sun, 15 Jul 2012 09:32:54 +0100

Do you need a USB thumb drive but are tired of the boring old designs? Then Mimoco has a product for you. We will look at Star Wars themed USB flash drives, but there are others to choose from too. Read more...

TechSpot: Install Windows 8 from a USB Drive in 3 Simple Steps

Julio Franco — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:59:39 +0100

Back when the Windows 8 Consumer Preview hit the Web, we offered a basic guide on configuring a virtual machine. With Windows 8's Release Preview available and the final version inching toward... Read more...

Cronus USB lets you use a 360 controller on a PS3 and vice versa

Jake Durasamy — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 01:20:50 +0100

Have you ever dreamt of finding a way of using a 360 controller on a PS3 or vice-versa? Well, now you can with the Cronus USB adapter. The device is cross compatible with the Xbox 360 and the PS3. Read more...

Decode DNA in seconds with MINion USB

Jake Durasamy — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:53:39 +0000

DNA decoding is proving to be a fundamental part in identifying genetic problems as well as diseases in general. A unique USB flash drive has been made to make this process more efficient. Read more...

USB 3.0 to appear on smartphones by end of 2012

John Callaham — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:02:22 +0000

USB 3.0, the newest and fastest version of the USB port technology, will start appearing on both smartphone products and on tablets by the end of 2012, according to the industry's standards group. Read more...

Microsoft confirms USB 3.0 support for Windows 8

John Callaham — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 22:39:59 +0100

Microsoft's official Windows 8 blog site has confirmed that the upcoming next version of Microsoft's operating system will support the new USB 3.0 port interface. Read more...

New USB 3.0 power delivery specification announced

Byron Hinson — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:27:38 +0100

The USB 3.0 Promoter Group has announced that it is creating a brand new power delivery specification, which they feel will help to “extend the capabilities and usages” of cable bus power. Read more...

TechSpot: USB 3.0 64GB Flash Drive Round-up

Julio Franco — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 11:18:24 +0100

Even the fastest USB 2.0 flash drives are unable to match today's conventional hard drives. Considering that we often cite hard drives as the slowest component in a computer, it's about time we moved on.... Read more...

Rumour: iPad 2 announcement on February 1

Andrew Lyle — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 21:27:58 +0000

A rumour has been floating around the Internet about the possibility to the iPad 2 announcement in the coming weeks. The announcement could be on February 1 to introduce the all new tablet. Kevin Rose, who... Read more...

Pre-orders open for "infinite" usb memory drive

Curtis Green — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:48:47 +0100

Earlier this year at CES in January, Infinitec, a company based in Dubai, showed a USB looking device said to be able to have "infinite" space for people to store their files on. They now... Read more...

TechSpot: Run Ubuntu 10.04 from a bootable USB flash drive

Julio Franco — Fri, 07 May 2010 11:14:59 +0100

So, you've been hearing all this buzz about Ubuntu for a while now and you finally want to take it for a spin? While dual booting Ubuntu with Windows is fairly straightforward, it can seem... Read more...

The iPad's USB charging caveat

giga — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 13:26:31 +0100

Among all the new excitement from Saturday's iPad launch, new confusions over the device's ability to charge over USB have started to appear. Customers are reporting that their newly purchased iPads aren't charging over USB... Read more...

Is Intel delaying USB 3.0?

Matthew Hopson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:26:12 +0000

According to a report from EETimes.com, Intel has pushed plans to support USB 3.0 in its chipsets back until 2011. Without Intel's support for the standard, motherboard and gadget makers will be forced to hold... Read more...

Tiny drive, big appeal

Horrocks — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:24:11 +0100

Recently we were given opportunity to review the Zpen, a multifunctional digital pen to help digitalize your notes made by Dane-Elec. Now, our friends at Dane-Elec have now announced a new product called the Mini-Mate.... Read more...